John Shimkus: “As Chairman Visclosky is aware, our home State of Illinois has two sites currently being reviewed by the Department of…”

“As Chairman Visclosky is aware, our home State of Illinois has two sites currently being reviewed by the Department of Energy and the FutureGen Alliance as potential locations for the final selection of the FutureGen project. FutureGen is President Bush's initiative to design, build and operate the first near-zero emissions coal-fueled power plant. It is recognized worldwide as one of the most significant projects in the world to address climate change concerns. We appreciate Chairman Visclosky's support of the FutureGen project by fully funding it in this year's Energy and Water appropriations bill. However, Congressman Costello and I have two points of clarification with the report language as currently written, and we appreciate your willingness to address these two points.”